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Blame Is an Ugly Word – Let’s Stop Doing It
If we have and respect political freedom, then we have a responsibility to only vote for those whose policy positions, values, etc., are what we truly admire and think are what is needed for the country. Misplaced Blame Undermines Democracyby … Continue reading
John Edwards? Paging Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros and friend: In the day.San Antonio’s Cisneros ‘was on his way to becoming the Latino Obama before he cheated on his saintly wife’By Melinda Henneberger / August 10, 2008 John Edwards is reminding me more and more of … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Cisneros, John Edwards, Political Scandal, San Antonio, Texas
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Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization
‘Lovers of apathy and irony, hipsters are connected through a global network of blogs and shops’By Douglas Haddow We’ve reached a point in our civilization where counterculture has mutated into a self-obsessed aesthetic vacuum. So while hipsterdom is the end … Continue reading
San Antonio Baptist Church Says ‘Gay Street’ Not ‘Baptist Way’
City Council won’t change street nameBy Kate X Messer / August 9, 2008 According to WOAI, the NBC affiliate in the Alamo City, San Antonio City Council has denied Second Baptist Church’s request to change the name of the street … Continue reading
A Video Series on World Agriculture: Monsanto
We will run the remaining videos in the series daily for the next week. The Rag The World According to Monsanto (Part 1 of 8) Right now, there is probably no other company that is doing more to endanger the … Continue reading
The Wife John McCain Callously Left Behind
Forgotten woman: Carol McCain.‘There is another Mrs McCain who casts a ghostly shadow over the Senator’s presidential campaign’By Sharon Churcher / August 8, 2008 Now that Hillary Clinton has at last formally withdrawn from the race for the White House, … Continue reading
What Will the Candidates Do to End the Unwinnable War on Drugs?
‘The prohibition of drugs is perhaps the most disastrous policy currently pursued by the US government’By Johann Hari / August 10, 2008 On January 20th 2009, either the president of the United States will be a man who used to … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Civil Liberties, Drug War, Drugs, Organized Crime, Prohibition, War on Drugs
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William Greider : Economic Free Fall
Avenging Angels. Illustration courtesy of The Nation.‘In their haste to do anything the financial guys seem to want, Congress and the lame-duck President are, I fear, sowing far more profound troubles for the country’By William Grieder This article appears in … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Bush Administration, Congress, Economy, Federal Reserve, Investments, Wall Street
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San Francisco Peaks : Court Allows Further Development on Sacred Native American Land
Native American dancers in Arizona.‘Ruling in the case to protect the environmental and cultural integrity of Arizona’s San Francisco Peaks’By Brenda Norrell / August 9, 2008 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Bending under pressure from the Bush Administration, the Ninth Circuit Court … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Federal Courts, Indigenous People, Native Americans, Public Lands, Religious Freedom, Spirituality
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Iraq Report: Tense in the North
An Iraqi soldier inspects weapons which were found during military search operations in different parts of Diyala province.Outbreak of armed conflict in tense Kirkuk fearedBy Basil Adas / August 10, 2008 BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has commissioned … Continue reading
The War on Drugs: Manufacturing Its Own Enemies
In plain English: Why the drug war is a crime against humanity explainedBy Carmen Yarrusso / August 9, 2008 Like the Iraq war and the “war on terror”, the so-called “drug war” is a government contrived “war” based on lies … Continue reading
You Will See It in a Child’s Dream
A Message of Peace Source / Where Date Palms Grow The Rag Blog / Posted August 9, 2008
